Data from: Genome-wide SNP analysis reveals a genetic basis for sea-age variation in a wild population of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

• Main Authors: Johnston, Susan E., Orell, Panu, Pritchard, Victoria L., Kent, Matthew P., Lien, Sigbjørn, Niemelä, Eero, Erkinaro, Jaakko, Primmer, Craig
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Ecological Genetics; Fish; Genomics/Proteomics; Life History Evolution; Empirical Population Genetics; Wildlife Management; Teno; Atlantic salmon; Northern Finland; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.65641; https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.fr43s

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